NIMBU KA ACHAR (Lemon pickle) RECIPE

Ingredients:



35 Lemons
5 cups water
1 tsp asafetida powder
4 tsp salt
Paste
30 Black peppercorns
2 tsp black cardamom seeds
3 tbsp salt
2 tsp Red chili powder
1 tbsp White cumin seeds
15 cloves
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp vinegar

How To Make Lemon Pickle:

* Wash and clean lemons.
* Now boil the water and put 25 lemons in it for 2-3 minutes.
* Take them out, dry them and cut into quarters.
* Using sterilized jars for the pickle, sprinkle the asafetida powder and half the salt over the base.
* Grind all the paste ingredients to make a smooth mixture and smear it all over the lemon quarters. Drop these spiced lemons into the jar.
* Squeeze the juice from the remaining 10 lemons over them and sprinkle rest of salt.
* Cover the jar with a clean cloth and leave out in sun.
* The pickle should be ready within 2 weeks.